If marks the fifth time that Boston College has advanced to the NCAA's championship game in the last seven seasons.

It's clearly a David v Goliath situation for Saturday, Ferris a relative unknown in college hockey until a remarkable run this year, going up against the perennial finalists in the Frozen Four.

The NCAA is proving to be a fast growing alternative for hockey players who wish to combine their hockey with academics, while many hockey hopefuls still feel the best path to the NHL is through the Canadian Junior hockey ranks, the success of such schools as Ferris and Union suggest that there is an ongoing migration to the college game both in the US andCanada,